Japanese governor calls for military help amid spike in bear attacks
• Oct 28, 2025, 5:57 AM
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The governor of the northern Japanese Akita prefecture on Tuesday appealed for military help to deal with a surge of bear attacks that have killed a record 10 people this year. The animals have been increasingly encroaching on towns due to a combination of factors including a declining human population and climate change.
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Aid workers struggle to reach communities cut off by Hurricane Melissa
• 9:47 PM
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Rescuers and aid workers across Jamaica on Saturday were struggling to reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. Melissa has left devastation in its wake, snapping power lines and toppling buildings, disrupting fo
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White House says it will not send any high-level officials to COP30 climate talks
• 8:36 PM
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A White House official on Saturday said that the United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, as President Donald Trump instead works to boost fossil fuels. Brazil said Friday that fewer than 60 wor
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